Wallace, Donald Smith

Personal

Wallace, Donald Smith
Birth Date: 10 August 1844 (Ballark, Victoria)
Death Date: 27 May 1900 (Ballark, Victoria)
Parents: John Wallace and Elizabeth (nee Smith)
Family: Ida Australia Thorn, 1 son
Education: Goslett's School, Melbourne
Religion: Church of England

Career

Pastoral experience at Vectis, 1870; Moved to Queensland with Dugald Macpherson; Owner Terrick, Kilcumin, Mormanton and Coreena Stations; Partner with Sir Sam Wilson and R.G. Casey; Owner, Mewburn Park Gippsland; Heavy drought and crash losses; Retired to Ballark

Local Government Service: Councillor, Ballan Shire Council

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly NONE Clermont 7 Sep 1883 5 May 1888

Additional Information

Notes: Winner, Melbourne Cup 1888 and 1890; Member, Victoria Racing Club Committee
Sources: Imaged courtesy of the Victorian Parliamentary Library; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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